selling car on craigs list. I smell a RATwhata u think

[ezakiah]

Thanks for the prompt response.. I am ready to buy it now for for my dad and i am not in town at the moment as i am a Network instillation manager and due to the nature of my work, It hard to make a phone calls and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want it to be a surprise for my dad so i wont let him know anything about it until it gets delivered to him, i am sure he will be more than happy with it. I insisted on paypal because i don't have access to my bank account online as i don't have internet banking, but i can pay from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your paypal email address and the price so i can make the payments asap for it and please if you don't have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com and get it set up, after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for registration with paypal so as to put the money through. I have a pick up agent that will come and pick it after i have made the payments...

[may1695]

BEWARE.... I was also contacted by Juliana Wildmore.. this is definately a scam.  He or she has used exactly the same wording and is trying to get money from me via Western Union.  Do not sell to her/him.   BEWARE!

[HOSTESS]

Please help me .Can you tell me if it's a scam? Here's what he wrote to me :

Thanks for your response. I will be adding the 3.9% PayPal surcharge to the total amount i will be paying you. So i will be paying directly into your PayPal account without any delay, and i hope you have a PayPal account.
If you have one already, just send me the address to send it to, which is the email address you use for it or you can send me a PayPal money request, so once i receive the details i will go ahead with the payment through PayPal and then i will contact my shipping company after you get the payment. I will need your home address for the merchandise to be Picked Up by the Shipping Company.

I insisted on paypal because i don't have access to my bank account online as i don't have internet banking and i can't go to the bank due to the nature of my job, but i can pay from my paypal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your paypal email address so i can make the payments asap for the item and pls if you don't have paypal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com and get it set up , after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for registration with paypal so as to put the money through

[rockey]

 It is a scam! Don't send them any money if they want your item they will find away to pay for it.

[DaleHollow]

Hi, I am a marine engineer and due to the nature of my work,phone calls  making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time  to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want  the item to be a surprise for dad so i wont let him know anything about the item until it gets delivered to him , i am sure he will be more than happy with the item.I insisted on PayPal because i don't  have access to my bank account online as i don't have internet banking, but i can pay from my PayPal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your PayPal email address so i can make the payments asap for the item and please if you don't  have PayPal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to  www.PayPal.com.http://www.paypal.com. and get it set up ,after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for registration with PayPal so as to put the money through.I have a pick up agent that will come and pick the item up after.

Juliana  

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They are just copying and pasting in response to every listing to see if they can catch a fish.

[BizzyNCo]

Just got one today from good ol' Mikey Anderson

Thanks for the thread. It was really odd that he called my motorcycle an "item" and everything else seemed sketchy. Google'd his email and this thread was the first to pop up. Thanks again....

Here's what he sent:

I am a marine engineer and due to the nature of my work,phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want the item to be a surprise for dad so i wont let him know anything about the item until it gets delivered to him , i am sure he will be more than happy with the item.I insisted on PayPal because i don't have access to my bank account online as i don't have internet banking, but i can pay from my PayPal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your PayPal email address so i can make the payments asap for the item and please if you don't have PayPal account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to WWW.PayPal.com.http://www.paypal.com. and  get it set up ,after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for registration with PayPal so as to put the money through.I have a pick up agent that will come and pick the item up after i have made the payments.
 Cheers.

[iamsmilee]

I only wanted $100 for the phone, he says he'll give me 150.00 plus pay for shipping. Why cant we not send it until the money is acually in our account and transfered? Than ship it, so we dont get **bleep**ed!!!

Are you sure it's still in good working condition?I am buying this item
> for my Fiance i would have love to come over to your place and see it
> myself but my job will not give me the chance to do that ,i will love
> to see some pics,I will offer you $150 including shipping fee so get
> back to me with your pay pal email address so that i can make the
> payment as soon as possible to your pay pal account.I need you to get
> back to me as soon as possible and i want the item to be shipped out
> today it is very urgent.Awaiting your quick response.
>Just log on to www.paypal.com to create a paypal account,am located at
ny and the shiping address will be sent to you by paypal.

[rebelmom]

Here we go again.....really sounds familiar...almost word for word. The red flag was when they came back with the wrong name ( called me Mike ) HHMMMM not a man...This is the orginal email

"Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that i
will not be disappointed with it. I'm ready to pay your asking price,
i'm buying this for my Dad. But the issue is I'm a marine biologist
and i am on sea right now. Due to my   contract on the sea, there is
strictly no call due to the lack of reception on the sea area. But I'm
able to access my mail anytime as we will make use of laptop. My Mode
of payment is via PayPal as as i don't have access to my bank account
online, but i have it attached to my paypal account and this is why i
insisted on using   paypal to pay i will be responsible for all the
pay pal fee/charges on this   transaction and if you don't have an
account with paypal, its pretty easy, safe and secured to open one.
Just log on to www.paypal.com. I hope we can make the purchase   as
fast as possible. I have a mover that will be coming for the pick up
once payment   clears and they will be handling the title for me. So i
look forward to hear from   you soon.    Many Thanks."

I strung them along a bit lol and then told them I sold the item for cash....